Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin will vote to convict Trump following his impeachment trial

[brooklynite]

Source: Business Insider

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia announced Wednesday that he will vote to convict President Donald Trump following a brutal impeachment trial in the Senate.

"The evidence presented by the House Managers, including video testimony of witnesses under oath in the House of Representatives, clearly supports the charges brought against the President in the articles of impeachment," Manchin said in a statement.

He added: "Despite the false claim that a President can do no wrong, the President is not entitled to act with blatant disregard for an equal branch of government or use the superpower status of the United States to condition our support of democracy and our allies on any political favor. This is not who we are as a country."



Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-manchin-will-vote-to-convict-trump-impeachment-trial-2020-2

[Mike 03]

1. Way to go!

[ZZenith]

2. "Brutal impeachment trial?!"

Where? When?

All I saw was a sham.

[Roy Rolling]

6. Right

“Brutal”? Trump wasn’t called to testify nor any of his comrades in crime. Snowflakes.

[rpannier]

10. That was my first thought

What was brutal about it?
Did the miss their gym times?

[exboyfil]

3. I think it is the smart play

The bloom will come off the Trump rose by 2024 when Manchin is up for reelection. He is on the right side of history.

[moose65]

5. You got it!

Manchin will pay no political price for this. By the time 2024 comes around, all of this will be ancient history. If Manchin decides to run again, people will barely remember this vote.

Of course, with all the crap that WILL come out about Trump, Manchin will be on the right side of history!

[Initech]

4. @realDonaldTrump... you're fired!

[SunSeeker]

7. Thank you Joe. And I appreciate your guilty vote on BOTH articles.

Too bad Romney couldn't do the same, but a guilty vote on Article 1 out of Romney is better than none. Romney has a less precarious position than you, however. What you did took guts.

[world wide wally]

8. By my count, it was unanimous on the part of Dems and bipartisan with Romney's guilty vote

[JudyM]

9. When we're young we're told stories that help us to learn right from wrong.

This will be a story for the ages. I hope someone turns it into a children’s picture book soon... along the lines of “Whose Boat is this Boat?”

Put it out there online and get kids asking their non-Dem (or non-voter) parents about it.

[Polybius]

11. Did every Democrat vote "Yes" on both counts?

I've yet to see a list.

[SomewhereInTheMiddle]

12. Here is what I found

Here is what I found on the Senate web site - https://www.senate.gov/

Recent Senate Roll Call Votes
• Feb 05 | 34 (47-53) | Not Guilty | https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=116&session=2&vote=00034

• Feb 05 | 33 (48-52) | Not Guilty | https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=116&session=2&vote=00033